SILVIA ROSI

 
The project reflects on the modalities of articulation of a visual archive of the diaspora in Italy, seeking new ways in which visual knowledge can be transmitted through “vernacular” photographs. Family album images that are often neglected, but that speak of daily life and almost imperceptibly form the base on which we build our identity.  

During my residency the archive will be the pivot of my research, aiming to build a collection of images through scanning and printing.  

Silvia Rosi (Scandiano, 1992) is an artist who lives and works between London and Modena. She graduated from London College of Communication (2016) with a BA (Hons) in photography. Her work traces her own personal history, drawing on the Togolese heritage and the idea of origins. The theme is explored through self-portraits in which she plays her parents, narrating their experience of migration from Togo to Italy. Her images are partially in- formed by the West African studio portrait tradition. Her work has been published, among others, by Foam and the British Journal of Photography and selected for international residencies such as YGBI Research Residency (Florence, 2021) and Thread Cultural Center and Residency (Sinthian, 2020). Her portraits have been awarded the Jerwood / Photoworks Awards and have been included in the British Journal of Photography’s Portrait of Britain (2020) project. She has shown her work in exhibitions including In the Now: Gender and Nation in Europe at LACMA and at Autograph ABP.  

www.silviarosi.com  

in collaboration with Centrale Fies, Dro